Soaring to the Future GKHS Careers Lesson Plan 2013-2014 Grade 9 Date Section Topic Supplies September 12,  All Student Handbook  Student planner 2013 Conspiracy/Promoting 18  Policies at a Glance Discipline 17 #2 worksheet Electronics 24 Failure to comply 18 Fighting 25 Harassment 29

Learning Target:  I will be able to summarize a few critical policies and procedures at GKHS.

Agenda

Opening Activity  Have students complete the middle column of the Policies at a Glance #2 worksheet.

Group work  Create 6 groups in your class

 Assign each group a different policy to read through and summarize for the class. The groups are as follows: Conspiracy/Promoting, Discipline, Electronics, Failure to comply, Fighting, Harassment

 Each group will have 7 minutes to create a summary and then present to the class. (presentations are to be no longer than 1 minute)

 As each group presents, the rest of the class must complete the Actual Policy column

 Follow up with each group, ensuring the following Key points are included.

Conspiracy/Promoting o Will result in discipline o Examples: encouraging, spreading rumors, bystanders not walking away, withholding information, interfering with investigation. Discipline o Progressive discipline o 9 different sanctions (warning, conference, detention, confiscation, assessment, restitution, suspension, police contact and emergency expulsion) o Refer students to chart on pages 19-21 Electronics o Not to be seen or used during school hours o 1st offense—parents must pick up o 2nd offense—locked up until June Failure to comply o Insubordination o Must comply with any staff member o May also be defined as non-performance, not doing homework, or not using class time properly Fighting o ANY confrontation verbal OR physical o Horseplay, mock fighting included o Stepping up subject to discipline o 10 day suspension Harassment o UNWANTED put downs, pestering, taunting, looking at, etc o Isolated incidents not harassment but subject to discipline o Refers students to chart pages 29-30

Closure Have students complete the final questions portion of the Policies at a Glance worksheet and collect as an exit slip. Policies at a Glance #2

Policy What I already know Actual Policy Conspiracy/Promoting

Discipline

Electronics

Failure to comply

Fighting

Harassment

Final Questions Please write out any final questions you have in regards to the above policies. If you have no questions, please write out how you can help enforce these policies with your classmates and/or friends.